The Wire
"Listen carefully."
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
Season 5 Episodes
E1
"The bigger the lie, the more they believe." - Bunk Moreland. McNulty and the detail continue to stake out Marlo and hi…
E2
"This ain't Aruba, bitch." - Bunk Moreland Freamon keeps a look out for Marlo, who is putting together a deal with Avon…
E3
"They're dead where it doesn't count." - Fletcher Mayor Carcetti's police department plan is leaked. Marlo turns to Pr…
E4
"Buyer's market out there." - Templeton Omar plots his revenge for his former associates murder now that he's returned …
E5
"Just because they're in the street doesn't mean they lack opinions." - Haynes While the crew awaits a showdown with Om…
E6
"If you have a problem with this. I understand completely." - Freamon Marlo's crew goes on full alert after Omar's myst…
E7
"They don't teach it in law school." - Pearlman After cooking up another scheme for the homeless case, McNulty and Lest…
E8
"A lie ain't a side of a story. It's just a lie." - Terry Hanning A shift in the police department sends Carver to a ne…
E9
"Deserve got nuthin' to do with it." - Snoop A promising lead makes Freamon's hard work worthwhile, although McNulty do…
E10
"...the life of kings." - H.L. Mencken A damaging report by Pearlman and Daniels gets a reaction from Carcetti, while H…
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